Crying in H-Mart - Discussion Questions from Episode

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H Marts and local supermarkets are a regular setting in the book. How do these locations shape Michelle’s experience of food and family?

Discuss the difficulty of communicating with family members of different generations, who speak another language and come from a different culture.
How do Michelle and Nami bridge this divide?

Crying in H Mart deals with caregiving for someone with a terminal illness and its aftermath. What do you think of the depiction of guilt and grief in this story?

What did you think of Michelle and her father's decision to use the word “lovely” on Chongmi's headstone?

How did you respond to Michelle's detailed and graphic descriptions of her mother's illness & death?